Bill is a young man who arrives at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. He is an incorrigible know-all, and emerges a sober man. Meanwhile, Bill is accused of a crime committed by his friend, and because he doesn't squeal, he wins the heart and hand of the blond Betty. She is his friend's girl.
Practical Effects
Authentic Naval Academy location shooting rare for 1928.
Costume
Crisp white uniforms and flapper-adjacent civilian wardrobe.
Director
Christy Cabanne
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Johnny Mack Brown was a real Alabama football hero before Hollywood came calling; this was his attempt at serious dramatic leading man before Westerns claimed him forever.
The Naval Academy setting capitalized on 1920s military prestige films, but this one's pre-Code edge—Bill essentially stealing his friend's girl through martyrdom—would've been softened post-1934.
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